Liyana may be the most unique documentary you’ll see. Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five orphanedchildren from Swaziland collaborate to craft an original fairytale drawn from their darkestmemories and brightest dreams.

Here's what's playing this afternoon at the Loft Film Fest!
1:45pm Hale County This Morning, This Evening: A humanist exploration of the community of Hale County, Alabama, where mostly black, working-class families live, work, dream, celebrate and struggle together.
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2:30pm Inventing Tomorrow: Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Thanks to our film sponsor @az_sarsef.
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3:45pm Prototype in 3D: Blake Williams’ experimental 3D film immerses us in the aftermath in the deadliest natural disaster in US history, at every minute represented by remarkable and mysterious sights.
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4:45pm Animated Shorts: Don’t miss this eye-popping program of animated short films, offering up an entire universe of styles and techniques that will take you into the future of animation … and beyond!
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5:30pm Liyana: A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborate to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character's journey is interwoven with poetic and observational documentary scenes to create a genre-defying celebration of collective storytelling. Winner of more than 25 film festival awards around the world!
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Fri Nov 9 | Dundee (Micro): Two Special Intros to LIYANA, a film about five Swazi orphans who create their own fairytale, with @afromaha! Launches a one-week run!
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Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five children collaborate to craft a collective fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated artwork as she embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. The children’s real and imagined worlds begin to converge, and they must choose what kind of story they will tell - in fiction and in their own lives.
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